Asian American Theatre

3 credits

This course surveys the history, politics, and aesthetics of Asian American theatre. Case studies include nationally and regionally produced plays and musicals from the 1900s to the present day. This course aims to engage with the following questions: What are the various ways Asian American theatre represents,negotiates, and contests Asian America? Who makes Asian American theatre? Why, and for whom? How does Asian American theatre grapple with culture, identity, family, history, politics, aesthetics, and ways of being/belonging?